Fry the semiya in ghee till golden in a medium flame, stirring continuosly. Add the milk and cook in low flame till the semiya is soft.Say 3 minutes. Add sugar and cardamom and put off the flame. Keep stirring till the sugar dissolves. Garnish with cashew fried in ghee. Serve hot or chilled.

Tried the semiya payasam today. I used the same proportion, 1 cup semiya, 2 cups milk and the same procedure. But, after sometime, the milk got soaked up in the semiya and i had to again add milk and loosen it. Going by the amount I added, the ratio might have ended up in 1 cup semiya and 5 cups milk. I had to increase the qty of sugar also.
Do you think this should be the right one or is there something else I need to do?